Malawi Style Cob Curing.

[Teh_Baker]

First off oh, I have to say... my favorite thing to do after a long hard day of work, is come home and play with some weed!

Okay, so just like I said, once I got home from work I had to make sure that my Cobbs had in fact started to sweat. As you can see from the picture, they are nice and sweaty.

As I said before, these were sweated for 27 hours at 113 degrees Fahrenheit or 45 degrees Centigrade. I then vacuum sealed them and I'm going to wait at least a week before I start drying them.

Tang, now I know what you meant when you kept referring to the sickly sweet smell of fermenting Cobs. To me, it smells like, bunch of bananas that are starting to go bad. If I had to make a hypothesis, I would say that the smell is Ethel gas. It certainly does smell like fruit that is at the very beginning stage of starting to rot.

Some people might be nervous at this stage, but I'm certainly not. I fully believe that the process of fermentation could have some benefits to my finished product. And even if this ounce or two doesn't come out right, it was only made from a branch that was broken due to storm damage. So I have a WHOLE LOT MORE to play with.

I do have one more question though Tang... For fermentation storage of your Cobbs, (Ie. the first couple weeks) what temperature do you consider to be simply warm? I have my chamber set to 80 degrees Fahrenheit or approximately 27 degrees Celsius.

 

[Tangwena]

That temp would do nicely the warmer the faster the cure, after a week open the bag and check the smell. It might pay to take one cob out and reseal the rest for another week.
If you do one a week you will get a better understanding of the process and end up with 3 or 4 slightly different results.
If you have noted the cure times you will find one that you prefer and then you will be able to do your next lot starting with that cure and work from there.

Its hard to stuff it up but harder to get perfection which is what i am always aiming for.
You have the makings of a very good experiment there. Because of needing to wait for the next harvest each time you try something differently it can take a long time between drinks.
If you have access to a constant stream of buds its a helluva lot easier to get that signature cure that you like.

My last good cure was 3 day dried buds that were still very sticky and green.
24hr sweat at 40c, then 1 week cure at 30c followed by 50% drying then resealing for a month. The result after one month was incredibly pungent and amalgamated buds like hashish that were very popular with my smoking friends who couldn't get enough.
These pics were after 3 months aging thats when they really get potent and smell the best if vac sealed.
The first pic on the left was after drying and not needing to be vac sealed but I still seal them to keep them from drying too much and loosing there smell.
They dont smell to much once dried fully but still have heaps of power just no bag appeal. I think people seek the lovely smells over the power its not important to me if it smells a lot as long as it kicks ass.

 

[Teh_Baker]

Awesome Tangwena! Thanks for the input. I like the idea of the "pull one a week" and dry to see how long of a cure i like. Of course ill still be resealing to continue curing, 4 bags at this point... only time will tell.

 

[Unagi]

3 weeks finally passed!

3 weeks finally passed!

Alright, so its been 3 weeks and 2 days since I began this whole process.

Here's some progress shots!

This is day 2. (48h after sweat).


This is day 9. (one week after initial seal).


This is day 23. (three weeks after initial seal).


It smells supersweeet! and the smell is strong, took over the whole living room. Smells alot stronger than I expected

i'll come back with a smokereport when its a little dried and the misses is back home

 

[Tangwena]

Looking good brother the fact that the smell filled the room tells me you aced it ha ha. Take a slice off and dry it for testing, partly dry the rest about 50% dried and then seal it under vacuum and age it for a month or two. You will find when you open it after another month it will be super charged and even better.
Welcome to the brotherhood of the cob my friend I will see you down the rabbit hole ha ha

 

[Unagi]

Me and the misses loaded the bong with our biggest bowl filled to the rim. This is how I find the fullest effect of the bud. I hit it with everything I got, and Ive built up some lung capacity over the years. Now to my surprise, I could hardly feel the hit at all, both me and the misses agree that it's the smoothest smoke we ever smoked. It almost felt like breathing. Simply amazing! Km

Tomorrow morning I will take on my first chewing experience. I'll start my day by chewing some, then take my dog out and throw some ball and hiking the woods. I'll surely get back with a chew report aswell!

Ps. Besides the smoke being smooth as a fairy floating on clouds (cob talking), it's pretty potent. I would say its as potent as some of the better hash ive had actually. Looking forward to sharing this with my buddies!

Thanks tangweena! You have provided me with the chance to get high in a completley diffrent way! I havent even tried chewing it yet and im very happy. Your nickname will now be known in Norway aswell my friend

 

[Tangwena]

Me and the misses loaded the bong with our biggest bowl filled to the rim. This is how I find the fullest effect of the bud. I hit it with everything I got, and Ive built up some lung capacity over the years. Now to my surprise, I could hardly feel the hit at all, both me and the misses agree that it's the smoothest smoke we ever smoked. It almost felt like breathing. Simply amazing! Km

Tomorrow morning I will take on my first chewing experience. I'll start my day by chewing some, then take my dog out and throw some ball and hiking the woods. I'll surely get back with a chew report aswell!

Ps. Besides the smoke being smooth as a fairy floating on clouds (cob talking), it's pretty potent. I would say its as potent as some of the better hash ive had actually. Looking forward to sharing this with my buddies!

Thanks tangweena! You have provided me with the chance to get high in a completley diffrent way! I havent even tried chewing it yet and im very happy. Your nickname will now be known in Norway aswell my friend

I have tears in my eyes my friend that is the loveliest thing I have read in ages.
Strap yourself in after chewing it brother. Dont smoke or mess with the effects, after 3 hours you will know what its about.
If you smoke while going up you may not get out of the woods until tomorrow ha ha
Take about 0.5g and chew and suck it for as long as possible until its disintegrated and just dust full effects start at about 2hrs in and just keep building its sublime.

 

[Lean Green]

Big ups to Tangwena!

I now start my day with .5 to .8 gram of Congo x Ethiopian almost with out fail. Pretty much has become something like adding creme to my coffee, they just work together. Going to make some OG x SS cobs this weekend and Malawi x PTK will probably get cobbed too. No pure Sativas this round, so those two hybrids will have to do.

 

[Tangwena]

Big ups to Tangwena!

I now start my day with .5 to .8 gram of Congo x Ethiopian almost with out fail. Pretty much has become something like adding creme to my coffee, they just work together. Going to make some OG x SS cobs this weekend and Malawi x PTK will probably get cobbed too. No pure Sativas this round, so those two hybrids will have to do.

Very envious my friend anything with Ethiopian mixed in has got to be special.
The others you are looking at cobbing should provide some very interesting highs. the Malawi x Pck is supposed to pack a punch the other strain i am not familiar with but no doubt is potent as well.
I always go for the strongest I can get my hands on. I like the clearer high the fermentation produces.

One I am growing at the moment is Malawi x Ethiopian I am looking forward to that a lot as both plants look Ethiopian leaning I am hoping for a more spiritual effect from the Ethiopian.
I think the delicate highs benefit most from fermenting and it really brings out effects not felt if the buds are just dried.

I know you are a bit hesitant to post pics due to your location but I would love to see some pics of the buds and cobs maybe privately?
Take care brother and have a little toke for me ha ha

 

[Tangwena]

Nepalese hash? no cob

Nepalese hash? no cob

If you were blindfolded and allowed to only touch and smell you would pick this as good Nepalese/Pakistani hash.
Once broken open you can see its pot but for smell taste and effect this is 10/10 in my book.
Grown and cured by Uniborzum brotherhood of the cob member and cannabis lover.
The last pic is a Zamaldelica cob to compare the color to show how much variation in cure you can get with cobs.
This is only the dark end of the spectrum where I am at today.

 

[CannaRed]

Tried to my first cob today, but vac sealer broke and will not seal. So I crammed the cob into a airtight test tube. Put it in crock pot with lid open some. It's about 45c. A little too hot but, but now I have my first cob try and can only get better from here. Gotta. Get a new vac sealer and yogurt cooker.

 

[Tangwena]

Tried to my first cob today, but vac sealer broke and will not seal. So I crammed the cob into a airtight test tube. Put it in crock pot with lid open some. It's about 45c. A little too hot but, but now I have my first cob try and can only get better from here. Gotta. Get a new vac sealer and yogurt cooker.

Thats what I call keen brother I hope it all works out for you.

 

[Tangwena]

Sorry no pics I deleted my albums as they were to big not thinking the pics in the posts were linked to them. So I will post pics from my next harvest around Christmas they will be more up to date technique wise anyway.
I have learnt a lot the past year being exposed to some very good cob makers in the other world and I cant wait to put the latest technique into practice.

 

[McKush]

Sorry no pics I deleted my albums as they were to big not thinking the pics in the posts were linked to them. So I will post pics from my next harvest around Christmas they will be more up to date technique wise anyway.
I have learnt a lot the past year being exposed to some very good cob makers in the other world and I cant wait to put the latest technique into practice.

We will be here waiting on your update in December my brother!

 

[Tangwena]

We will be here waiting on your update in December my brother!

Hi brother good to hear from you here Christmas is going to be the start of something good me thinks.
If all goes well I will have nice buds to cure I cant wait.
Its going to be a new day and a new year with those babies sweating their way to the best I have ever made.
Every day in every way we try to be better and better.
I just need to stay off the Zamaldelica cob for a few days ha ha.

 

[Tangwena]

Rogues Gallery

Rogues Gallery

To keep this thread interesting i am going to post every day or so a best of the best.
Some pics looking back at the best cures by members here and elsewhere.
If you see anything you posted or made please own up and take the credit and share your recipe with us if you would be so kind.
If i get the wrong owners name please also pipe up and I will correct the name. I am after all a little slow and there have been so many I am bound to get mixed up.
This is the first of many by a cob making master known as Redeye24/7. If you are watching red this ones for you.

Sour Diesel buds before and after cooking by one of the best cooks around.

 

[Teh_Baker]

Looks ever so tasty! Im almost two weeks into my vacuum cure. I did pull out one of the four at one week. It still had a pretty sweet smell. I left it out for about 24 hours so the corn husk could dry out, then back into a vac bag. I'm about half the distance to being able to try my first cod.

 

[Tangwena]

Looks ever so tasty! Im almost two weeks into my vacuum cure. I did pull out one of the four at one week. It still had a pretty sweet smell. I left it out for about 24 hours so the corn husk could dry out, then back into a vac bag. I'm about half the distance to being able to try my first cod.

Steady as she goes my friend please post pics and some close ups if possible.
You should be on track for a nice result.

 

[Shadowsfall]

Tried my 1st cobs didn't have corn husk so rolled tightly in paper bags for 32hrs and than wrapped tightly in plastic wrap they were very sweet smell no condensation but paper and buds were damp when removed going on 1 wk now since sealing got 5 going from ace Ltd editions excited to see change in effects thank you tangwena for bringing this method to attention

 

[Tangwena]

Tried my 1st cobs didn't have corn husk so rolled tightly in paper bags for 32hrs and than wrapped tightly in plastic wrap they were very sweet smell no condensation but paper and buds were damp when removed going on 1 wk now since sealing got 5 going from ace Ltd editions excited to see change in effects thank you tangwena for bringing this method to attention

I hope they are vacuum sealed my friend if not you may get mold if you are not careful.
I think it was Rod58 I may be wrong that got an exceptionally good result on his cobs using brown paper you dont need maize its just for the traditional look and taste thats all.
Best of luck I am envious it will be a couple of months before I have my next shot I cant wait.